Ghana has recorded one more death from the Marburg virus bringing to three the number of deaths since the outbreak of the virus began here. The victim is a relative of one of the first two cases. Marburg is a highly infectious disease in the same family as Ebola and …
Read More »European Medicines Agency approves monkeypox vaccine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday said it approved the use of a human smallpox vaccine to expand its use against the spread of monkeypox. “The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended extending the indication for the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to include the protection …
Read More »United States: first case of polio recorded for almost a decade
The United States recorded its first case of polio on Thursday for almost a decade, according to New York State health authorities. A person residing in the county of Rockland, 48 km north of Manhattan, tested positive for the disease, his case indicating “a chain of transmission coming from an …
Read More »United States: President Biden tested positive for Covid-19
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the White House announced. However, he only shows “mild symptoms” of the disease. The 79-year-old Democrat has “started taking Paxlovid”, Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill, and will isolate himself at the White House until he tests negative again, his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre …
Read More »Ghana: at least 100 in isolation due to Marburg virus
Ghana’s health authorities said nearly 100 people are in isolation following the detection of two cases of Marburg virus. Officials said two patients in southern Ashanti region died in hospital after contracting the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever. Bats are a known source of transmission and officials are warning people to …
Read More »Covid-19: Novavax vaccine authorized in the United States
The United States Medicines Agency on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults 18 and older, providing an additional option for getting vaccinated in the United States, in hopes of helping to convince the reluctant. The vaccine produced by this American company is already available in dozens of other countries. …
Read More »Tanzania: experts probe deadly mysterious illness
Authorities in Tanzania are investigating a mysterious illness in the south of the country that has killed three people, the BBC reported. In total 13 cases have been reported in Lindi region, with patients having symptoms similar to Ebola or Marburg. They have been experiencing fever, severe headaches, fatigue and …
Read More »New virus wreaks havoc in Ghana, authorities report two cases
Health authorities in Ghana reported two cases of Marburg virus, a highly contagious disease from the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. Preliminary tests carried out on two patients, who have since died, came back positive after the samples were transported to the Pasteur Institute in Senegal for …
Read More »Health: African Union launches Covid vaccine passport
The African Union is launching an electronic vaccine passport to facilitate movement of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in and out of Africa. The passport will be in digital format. A QR code will be scanned to show proof that one has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and has a valid …
Read More »Health: Africa CDC deals with Pfizer for COVID pill
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer for countries on the continent to receive supplies of the Paxlovid pill to treat COVID-19. Acting director of the Africa CDC, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma said the MOU would allow African countries to …
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